Trying to find 'The Jerk' on any device? Check out platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can start watching sooner. 'The Jerk' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube in the US.
Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society comedy flick. The Jerk starring Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min. The release date of the movie is December 14th, 1979. The movie received a user score of 69/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 875 engaged users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love."
